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Assign each month a genere/niche

I've been thinking, it's pretty clear different months are for different genres/specific plot elements, aren't they? This is what I associate the different months with, curious to know whether we match or you have different associations. To be honest, I don't follow this to a t, actually, I stray away from it a lot, but if someone asked me to give them associations off the top of my head, this is what I would come up with.

January: Thrillers, especially ya thrillers, I don't have an explanation but the fact that When we were monsters by Jennifer Niven is set in January and that is the first thriller I ever read.

February: Books that make you cry. Angst season. Maybe with a bit of found family for comfort. Or classics. The two things actually don't have to cancel each other out. If you can recommend me a classic with sibling angst for February 2027 I will be very very grateful.

March: Something with a side of romance. Also, possibly comedic books. Especially comedic fantasy/romantacy.

April: Post-apocalyptic setting.

May: Coming of age stories. Also, does light academia exist as a novel setting as well as dark academia? Because in that case I feel it would fit May very well and I'd be definitely down to read something like that.

June: Obviously, books with LGBT+ characters. Any genre.

July/August: Can't decide which one is for high fantasy and which one is for summerween. On one end, July is a bit creepy, on the other August is closer to Halloween, so it feels more in tone with it.

September: Dark academia, back to school is hard enough, let's at least romanticise it a bit.

October: Horror, no explanations needed.

November: Short philosophy/philosophical books.

December: Anything Christmas themed obviously, romance, horror, fantasy. Doesn't matter. The Christmas theme is the constant.

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Thoughts from 17% (page 78)

This says a lot, but I don't think I've ever encountered a character as constantly horny as Colin before. Man just never stops 😭

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We Love You, Count von Count

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We know Count von Count from Sesame Street loves numbers, so here are some books with numbers in the titles to show our appreciation for him!

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Spellbound

Georgia Leighton

On a windswept island off the coast of the Kingdom of Bavaugh, a long-awaited royal heir is born. In ancient custom, a blessing ceremony takes place to bestow the princess with magical gifts - along with a terrible curse. Except this is not the love story you know. There is no prince to save the day, just three women - the Queen, her chief Lady-in Waiting and Sel, a Master's Apprentice - who concoct a desperate plan of misdirect that changes the course of all their lives.In the chaotic aftermath of the blessing ceremony, Sel flees the castle with the cursed princess, promising to raise her in secrecy. Meanwhile, confined behind castle walls, another child grows up in her place. But plain and bookish Talia is not the princess everyone was expecting and, as Sel roams the depths of the kingdom with beautiful and otherworldly Briar, the end of the curse edges ever closer.Because dark magic cannot be tricked, and a vengeful sorceress has old scores to settle . . .

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Idolfire

Grace Curtis

An epic sapphic fantasy roadtrip inspired by the fall of Rome, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Frontier and Floating Hotel On one side of the world, Aleya Ana-Ulai is desperate for a chance. Her family have written her off as a mistake, but she's determined to prove every last one of them wrong. On the other, Kirby of Wall's End is searching for redemption. An ancient curse tore her life apart, but to fix it, she'll have to leave everything behind. Fate sets them both on the path to Nivela, a city once poised to conquer the world with the power of a thousand stolen gods. Now the gates are closed and the old magic slumbers. Dead — or waiting for a spark to light it anew… A character-driven science-fantasy road trip book with sword fights and a slowburn romance, Idolfire delves into the vastness of history and the terrifying power of organized faith.

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One Day in December

Josie Silver

Two people. Ten chances. One unforgettable love story. Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn't exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly is the one. Their eyes meet, there's a moment of pure magic... and then her bus drives away. Certain they're fated to find each other again, Laurie spends a year scanning every bus stop and cafe in London for him. But she doesn't find him, not when it matters anyway. Instead they "reunite" at a Christmas party, when her best friend Sarah giddily introduces her new boyfriend to Laurie. It's Jack, the man from the bus. It would be. What follows for Laurie, Sarah and Jack is ten years of friendship, heartbreak, missed opportunities, roads not taken, and destinies reconsidered. One Day in December is a joyous, heartwarming and immensely moving love story to escape into and a reminder that fate takes inexplicable turns along the route to happiness. Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780525574682.

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Crazy Rich Asians (Crazy Rich Asians, #1)

Kevin Kwan

Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, pedigreed Chinese families and the gossip, backbiting, and scheming that occurs when the heir to one of the most massive fortunes in Asia brings home his ABC (American-born Chinese) girlfriend to the wedding of the season. When Rachel Chu agrees to spend the summer in Singapore with her boyfriend, Nicholas Young, she envisions a humble family home, long drives to explore the island, and quality time with the man she might one day marry. What she doesn't know is that Nick's family home happens to look like a palace, that she'll ride in more private planes than cars, and that with one of Asia's most eligible bachelors on her arm, Rachel might as well have a target on her back. Initiated into a world of dynastic splendor beyond imagination, Rachel meets Astrid, the It Girl of Singapore society; Eddie, whose family practically lives in the pages of the Hong Kong socialite magazines; and Eleanor, Nick's formidable mother, a woman who has very strong feelings about who her son should—and should not—marry. Uproarious, addictive, and filled with jaw-dropping opulence, Crazy Rich Asians is an insider's look at the Asian JetSet; a perfect depiction of the clash between old money and new money; between Overseas Chinese and Mainland Chinese; and a fabulous novel about what it means to be young, in love, and gloriously, crazily rich.

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Thoughts from 11% (page 50)

"The only people who actually live here are retired artists, folks who work in customer service, or exhausted teenagers manning tourist attractions by Niagara Falls."

Shhhhh, Frey, it may be true, but you didn't need to say it 😭

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Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu (Novel) Vol. 1

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The Mystery of the Bitten Peach

Cecilia Tan

Meet Mei, a young Chinese American who has discovered she has the mystical ability to transport herself anywhere that is spiritually “China”—including Chinatowns around the world and different eras of Chinese history. As an adoptive child of the diaspora, Mei was raised in America with no knowledge of Chinese folklore or fairy tales, but when an antiques dealer friend needs help retrieving a mythic artifact—a jade carving of a peach that represented same-sex love in ancient China—she’s game to give it a try. Her quest sends Mei not only into the past, but on a journey of self-discovery. PRAISE “Full of queerness, generative solidarity, and gently profound insights into love and choice, Tan’s tale goes down smoothly but its wisdom lingers. Not to be missed.” —Shelley Parker Chan, author of She Who Became the Sun "Cecilia Tan has carved a jade peach, and then turned it real for you. Cup your hands around this enchanting tale of romance, art, and magic, and savor its juice. An absolute gem!" —Claire Light, author of Slightly Behind and to the Left/Jadie Jiang, author of Monkey Around "Bitten Peach's ingenious time travel narrative structure is as tight as it is playful. Its themes of displacement and yearning are equally exquisitely intertwined through gender, space, and culture. And it all comes together in delicious resonance with the nature of its Chinese history and spiral-time magic! It's the kind of story that burrows into my brain and lives there for years and years.": —Emma Mieke Candon, author of Ronin, and The Archive Undying

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Nine-Tenths

J.M. Frey

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Thoughts from 3% (page 12)

That entire conversation with Colin's family made me so angry. It was remarkably close to the kind of stuff I hear at home all the time that just ends up making me feel like shit. I don't know what it is about mothers to make them always try to "fix" things to how they want it.

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Nine-Tenths

J.M. Frey

Colin Levesque is at loose ends. He's finished university, but has no career; he adores romance novels, but he's crap at relationships; and his prickliness is a detriment at the café where he's making ends meet. He also has a crush on his regular Dav, a homo draconis who comes in every morning to read his newspaper, sip his double-strong coffee, and stare longingly at Colin in return. So it figures that the day Colin gets up the courage to do something about the sexual tension simmering between them, he also learns that Dav has an embarrassing habit of hiccupping fire when he's nervous. Which, in this case, destroys the fancy custom-made bean roaster. When Dav volunteers to take over the coffee roasting with his fire-breath, being squished together in the hot, cramped kitchen leads to even hotter kisses. Everything's finally happening for Colin—until people start claiming the dragon-roasted coffee has cured their genetic ailments. As their budding relationship struggles under the scrutiny of scientists and media, the hype around the coffee leads the lovers to be inducted into a centuries-old conspiracy: dragon-roasted food has always healed humans. And the most powerful draconic nobles have been withholding this symbiotic advantage to keep themselves on top. Colin and Dav are determined to expose the truth, but if they're not careful, their objections could goad power-mad monarchs into destroying everything they hold dear. Including each other.

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The Endangered Species Road Trip A Summer's Worth of Dingy Motels, Poison Oak, Ravenous Insects, and the Rarest Species in North America

Cameron MacDonald

Bill Bryson meets John Vaillant in this life list quest to see the rarest species in North America. Crammed into a minivan with wife, toddler, infant, and dog, accompanied by mounds of toys, diapers, tent, sleeping bags, and other paraphernalia, Cameron MacDonald embarks on a road trip of a lifetime to observe North America's rarest species. In California, the family camps in the brutally hot Mojave, where he observes a desert tortoise--"the size and shape of a bike helmet and the colour of gravel" sitting motionless in the shade of a scrubby sagebush. In Yellowstone, after driving through unseasonal snow, he manages to spot a rare black wolf and numerous grizzlies, which, unfortunately, call forth a crowd of "grizzly gawkers." The journey takes the MacDonald family from British Columbia, along the west coast of the U.S., through the Southwest and Florida, up the east coast of the U.S., and finally to eastern Canada and then back home to BC. Along the way, MacDonald offers fascinating details about the natural history of the endangered species he seeks, as well as threats like overpopulation, commercial fishing, and climate change that are driving them towards extinction.

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Ellielalie

Age vs Spice

Hello beautiful people ! I recently realised that my younger sister read books that, in my eyes, are wayyyy too explicit for a 13 years old (ie Not in love by Ali Hazelwood). I have no control over what she reads but do you have romance recommendations that are more teen friendly ? I am also curious about when people encounter spicy books because for for me 16 to 18 would be a better age to start.

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Angis_Library

Reading Reviews

I’m just genuinely curious about readers reading reviews. So I have a three part question.

Do you read reviews? Do you read before the book or after the book?
When you read the reviews, what are you going into them expecting to see?
What is something (beside unmarked spoilers) do you hate to see in reviews?

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sapphic_reading

Star Reviews

Hi! Recently while scrolling on here I saw a discussion about average star reviews and people trying to read more intentionally to boost their average star reviews and it just got me thinking. My average star review has pretty much always been 4+ because I know what I like to read and very rarely read anything below a 3 star and if I do, I usually DNF anyways. I am most definitely very liberal with my star ratings and a book doesn’t have to be life changing in my eyes to get a high review but I still don’t give a high review to just anything.

I guess my question is how do people end up with such low average ratings? What are your requirements for each star tier on a review? If you are very strict with your reviews, what makes you want to keep reading a ”bad” book?

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